My healthy eating Journey

Hey hey!

So I decided to start eating healthy! *doing the electric slide* I decided to start eating healthy because I want to generally take good care of myself and prevent health conditions in the future. I hate exercising! At some point a year and a half ago, I was a workout junkie! I was so obsessed with working out but when I relocated, everything went down hill, Junk food was way more easily accessible, and generally, life got in the way. I also tried the Keto diet but that didn’t last very long because it was a whole new lifestyle I wasn’t used to and couldn’t sustain. Therefore, I decided that generally eating healthy was way easier for me. To make it easier for me to stick to my diet without starving myself, I went with meal prepping!

I stick to about 1,300 calories each day and I count my calories using MY FITNESS PAL, which is an app that helps you calculate your calorie intake daily by imputing your meals into the app. I also meal prep so I don’t fall off the wagon and trust me , it is the best way to stick to your diet. I reduced my carbs by more than half!

My typical day involves an overnight oats and chia seed breakfast, One cup of Cooked *cooked because one cup of cooked and one cup of uncooked carbs are very different* carbohydrate with vegetables and protein for lunch and dinner is usually also about 1/2 to 1 cup of carbs and vegetables with protein. I generally eat less for dinner so its sometimes soup or stir fry vegetables with lean meat. I learnt from my research about ideas for food prep that you don’t have stop eating what you used to eat but cut down on carbs and portions. So I didn’t eliminate carbs, I just reduced my portions and eliminated processed sugars. I also added loads of vegetables to most of my meals to bulk them up. I food prep for the whole week on Sundays because that’s the only day I have to go grocery shopping etc. and store the food in my freezer with labels on them.

Below is like a glimpse of what I eat and what my food prep looks like. NOTE: I am not a specialist at healthy eating, I am just lil ol me fighting the good fight like a lot of people are.

I might share my full food table if people request.

SAUSAGES AND VEGETABLES

VEGETABLE FRIED RICE AND SAUSAGES AND VEGETABLE SAUCE

MEATBALLS AND VEGETABLES

RICE, VEGETABLES AND DICED CHICKEN BREASTS (My Absolute favourite)

OIL LESS JOLLOF RICE AND SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLES

A glimpse of my food prep.

I am still fighting the good fight of a healthy lifestyle. Life is so unfair. lol! Some people can eat a horse and look the same for years. I for one, will breathe and gain 10 pounds *Cries in waist cincher*. I hope this post helps someone trying to food prep/start a healthy lifestyle. If you’re on a weightloss/ healthy lifestyle journey, Please comment below! I am looking for a partner/ shoulder to cry on!

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hi,I'm Tarila. The mind behind this blog! I share beauty tips and reviews. From time to time, I share a piece of me in the diary segment of the blog and all About my Faith in the Faith segment. I am an open book and I would love to know you too!
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